RA/6-3 Information

The most common type of zombie is the standard victim of RA/6-3 otherwise known as a “Rage” zombie, or ‘Romeo’; not too hard to kill and stupid but they do tend to travel in large to very large groups (30-300), resistant to fire (not immune), easy to avoid sometimes.

Another kind, the ‘Einstein’ is much faster and more intelligent, have been known to climb fences, use simple tools and weapons, even set traps for the living; they are a little harder to kill and completely immune to flames, however, and as many as 100 can be in any given group…

The Romeo‘s fire-resistance is due to the decaying nature of the zombie flesh,( the Einstein’s are completely immune) fire sputtering to a stop soon after lighting.

Viral spread is via any fluid contact or successful hit by the zombie, taking only 3-30 minutes to effect the change; many succumb to the virus, only the most hardy having any chance to resist. Bites have proven to be more virulent, harder to resist than a simple claw attack.

Electricity has proven particularly effective, cutting off all motor activity for a period of up to 6 hours; it should be noted that the zombie is not destroyed, merely stunned, but vulnerable to attack/capture. Einsteins have proven to be somewhat resistant to electricity, only being slowed unless continuous voltage is applied.
…some, living/venturing nearer to the heavily irradiated areas have reported seeing ‘glowing man-shaped hulks, shambling at high speed’ after those unfortunates who venture too near the clouds…none have been encountered by the living… …until now! A recent encounter as reported to ACAF Command indicates that these Glowsticks are more resilient than usual, possibly even regenerating small-arms damage, and able to direct the actions of Romeos and Einsteins nearby…

Rumours have filtered in to the outpost/settlements nearby of armed (!) and organized bands of Einsteins in the farthest northern territories and settlements, some even saying that settlements are being over-run…(Stella was in one of these settlements…she doesn’t remember seeing anything like this though…)

A new type of zombie has been reported, indicating an extremely hardy type, dubbed ‘Kevlars’; known to be incredibly strong, tough beyond measure and smarter even than Einsteins, these monsters are considered highly dangerous, to be avoided at all costs…*_